The young full-back was sent off after picking up a second booking for a challenge on Niall McGinn.

Hickey faced his first red card of his career at the weekend. (Photo by Mark Runnacles/Getty Images)

Berra believes the incident will be a good learning curve for the 17-year-old.

The defender told the Edinburgh Evening News: “Aaron knows he maybe shouldn’t have gone to ground then. He should have swotted him away but he will learn from that. He has been on fire recently and he will make mistakes but he will learn from them.

“He shouldn’t get too down because he has a bright future ahead of him. In sport, in general, there are a lot of ups and downs. It’s how you deal with them but he is a very grounded lad.